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Yearly Archives: 2008
Michael Goldfarb : Scary New McCain Staffer…
Newest McCain official: President has “near dictatorial powers”By Glenn Greenwald / June 4, 2008 Bill Kristol today proudly announces that one of his Weekly Standard staff members, Michael Goldfarb, was just named the Deputy Communications Director of the McCain campaign. … Continue reading
Medical Marijuana : Things Looking Up
Medical marijuana user.All Indicators Point to a Softening of America’s Harsh Marijuana LawsBy Alexander Zaitchik / June 3, 2008. With key medical marijuana ballot initiatives likely to pass, and a more pot-friendly majority in Congress, there is room for optimism. … Continue reading
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Tagged Criminal Justice, Drugs, Health Care, Medical Marijuana, Medicine
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Elvira Arellano on Truth and Hope
Elvira Arellano. Photo by Steve Liss/ Medill. Elvira Arellano is the immigrant who took sanctuary at the church of Rev. Walter ‘Slim’ Coleman in Chicago, before she was arrested and returned to Mexico. She remains active and a spokesperson for … Continue reading
Acting Against the Agents of War Crimes
War Criminals Must Fear Punishment: That’s why I went for John BoltonBy George Monbiot / June 3, 2008 As long as the greatest crime of the 21st century remains unprosecuted, we all have a duty to keep the truth aliveI … Continue reading
Books : David Sirota Dissects the New Populism
David Sirota’s The UprisingBy Alex Thurston / June 2, 2008 David Sirota’s new book The Uprising offers an intriguing map of today’s populist movements, leaders, and parties. Sirota profiles movements like the Minutemen, the antiwar “Protest Industry” and the progressive … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Authors, Books, Politics, Populism, Right Wing, The Left
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Great Liberal Hope? Pilger and Hamilton on Obama
Any of you Obama supporters care to deconstruct Pilger’s argument on the matter of Senator Obama? I remain open-minded, and ever-eager to be “born again.” Doug Zachary / The Rag Blog / June 3, 2008 [David Hamilton and Scott Trimble … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Business, Hillary, Liberalism, Obama, Presidential Campaign, The Left
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Mesmo’s Desert Digest : Seed and Ceremony
Petroglyphs from Willow Springs in northern Arizona. These engravings, made by Hopi Indians during ritual pilgrimages, depict the individual clan symbols of the pilgrims. Not all North American rock art is shamanistic in origin. This is especially true of rock … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriculture, Austin, Environment, Native Americans, Peace Movement, Sixties, Spirituality, Sustainability
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Eat Your Bugs, Dear
Buffet offering in Thailand of stir-fried grubs with chilis.Pass the Land ShrimpBy William Saletan / June 3, 2008 Here’s something good you can do for your body and your planet: Eat more bugs. Janet Raloff has the goods in this … Continue reading
Go Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley, pictured in New York City in the late 1950s. Photo from Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images.Rock Pioneer Bo Diddley Dies at 79By Neda Ulaby / June 2, 2008 One of the fathers of rock ‘n’ roll died Monday at … Continue reading
We Will Reap What We Have Sown
Justice?By Monica Benderman / June 2, 2008 Earlier this week I was put in contact with the mother of a young Iraq veteran. Michael is twenty years old, with experiences no young person should have to face. Michael chose to … Continue reading
Meditations in a Time of Delusions and Lies
SDS pamphlet, April 1968. NYU Archives Collection. I picked up a copy of the Columbia Alumni bulletin off the floor of my education classroom at San Francisco State in the spring of 1868, and I could tell the University was … Continue reading
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